Lotta
@gemmy.bsky.social
Swede in D.C. Hockey, ceramics, nature, kayaking, Taiwan. Tolkien nerd, brassica fan. www.lottaworld.com Pottery pics: www.instagram.com/lottainvirginia/
Checking with China before deciding on arms sales to Taiwan is explicitly against the Six Assurances and breaks decades of precedent. It’s also a rather idiotic self-own. I edited a report on ”Chinese Reactions to Taiwan Arms Sales.” They are always negative, so of course they will be against it!
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Checking with China before deciding on arms sales to Taiwan is explicitly against the Six Assurances and breaks decades of precedent. It’s also a rather idiotic self-own. I edited a report on ”Chinese Reactions to Taiwan Arms Sales.” They are always negative, so of course they will be against it!
I hope your Year of the Horse in 2026 is happy and prosperous. Much love to all who celebrate, may your travel home be smooth and your family time as rejuvenating as you need it to be!
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I hope your Year of the Horse in 2026 is happy and prosperous. Much love to all who celebrate, may your travel home be smooth and your family time as rejuvenating as you need it to be!
It’s not quite as foggy, but the mostly empty boardwalk and the odd light makes me feel like I’m in Silent Hill.
#HuntleyMeadows
#HuntleyMeadows
February 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
It’s not quite as foggy, but the mostly empty boardwalk and the odd light makes me feel like I’m in Silent Hill.
#HuntleyMeadows
#HuntleyMeadows
I picked up my little lady bud vase from the pottery studio yesterday, and I just love how she turned out so so much. I will have to make a few even taller ones too, I think.
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I picked up my little lady bud vase from the pottery studio yesterday, and I just love how she turned out so so much. I will have to make a few even taller ones too, I think.
Did a search for every conceivable person I often work with to see if they are in the Epstein files. Not a single hit. I must be doing something right!!
My own last name search result is for an email about the 1985 Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision qualifier) winner for some weird ass reason…
My own last name search result is for an email about the 1985 Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision qualifier) winner for some weird ass reason…
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Did a search for every conceivable person I often work with to see if they are in the Epstein files. Not a single hit. I must be doing something right!!
My own last name search result is for an email about the 1985 Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision qualifier) winner for some weird ass reason…
My own last name search result is for an email about the 1985 Melodifestivalen (Swedish Eurovision qualifier) winner for some weird ass reason…
I just recently saw this for the first time with @districtofkatya.bsky.social for a 25th anniversary thing at Alamo and loved it. I've listened to the soundtrack a few times already, really fun and wholesome and sweet, and this scene is totally perfect for V-day!
No reason other than this song popped into my head and this scene is actually a good one for Valentine's Day. I guess it has spoilers but also the movie is 25 years old, so maybe the statute of limitations has run out on that (also see the film, it's delightful)
youtu.be/a2o2cQ7oNPM
youtu.be/a2o2cQ7oNPM
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) - Spin Around Scene (10/10) | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
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February 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I just recently saw this for the first time with @districtofkatya.bsky.social for a 25th anniversary thing at Alamo and loved it. I've listened to the soundtrack a few times already, really fun and wholesome and sweet, and this scene is totally perfect for V-day!
Pottery open studio was all about trying to copy a vase today. I bought the original at the Ren Faire in Atlanta, the first purchase I made in U.S. dollars :). Copies are still too broad and stout, but closer each try. Started today w 25lbs, ended w 6lbs left!
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Pottery open studio was all about trying to copy a vase today. I bought the original at the Ren Faire in Atlanta, the first purchase I made in U.S. dollars :). Copies are still too broad and stout, but closer each try. Started today w 25lbs, ended w 6lbs left!
Me: Oooh, the new @tkingfisher.com Swordheart book Daggerbound is out soon, they just revealed the cover, sweet! Let’s go preorder it!
Past me: Hahaha, you silly goose, I gotchoo!!
Past me: Hahaha, you silly goose, I gotchoo!!
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Me: Oooh, the new @tkingfisher.com Swordheart book Daggerbound is out soon, they just revealed the cover, sweet! Let’s go preorder it!
Past me: Hahaha, you silly goose, I gotchoo!!
Past me: Hahaha, you silly goose, I gotchoo!!
Kom igen, pojkar! Bättre slut på matchen än hur det började…. My hometown boy Hedman with an ENG to seal the deal, but truly an eye opener of a day in Olympic men’s hockey…(watching online at work)
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Kom igen, pojkar! Bättre slut på matchen än hur det började…. My hometown boy Hedman with an ENG to seal the deal, but truly an eye opener of a day in Olympic men’s hockey…(watching online at work)
Reposted by Lotta
Free for all readers, in this story Nico Deyo dives into why and how breaking gaming equipment can be abusive.
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
If your romantic partner purposefully breaks your gaming equipment, that's abuse
A shattered Switch can be a big red flag
www.mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Free for all readers, in this story Nico Deyo dives into why and how breaking gaming equipment can be abusive.
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
My @techdirt.com coin came yesterday, and it’s a beauty! Nice weight, crisp design, good size. I’m happy to add it to my growing collection of challenge (and similar) coins. :)
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
My @techdirt.com coin came yesterday, and it’s a beauty! Nice weight, crisp design, good size. I’m happy to add it to my growing collection of challenge (and similar) coins. :)
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
Want to go into detail on the Bad Bunny performance? Becky is using her deep knowledge to decode it for those of us who loved it but aren’t steeped in the culture! Great read!
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Want to go into detail on the Bad Bunny performance? Becky is using her deep knowledge to decode it for those of us who loved it but aren’t steeped in the culture! Great read!
That was SO MUCH FUN, and some very poignant stage elements (like power poles). Man, it made me nostalgic for most of my college parties, which generally had a lot of Latin dancing…
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That was SO MUCH FUN, and some very poignant stage elements (like power poles). Man, it made me nostalgic for most of my college parties, which generally had a lot of Latin dancing…
Woah that staging!!! I don’t know his music much, but this is great and so catchy and danceable.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Woah that staging!!! I don’t know his music much, but this is great and so catchy and danceable.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Star of the Superbowl for me so far was the supercool Libertas Americana replica coin! Neat idea to use that historic medal for the coin toss!
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Star of the Superbowl for me so far was the supercool Libertas Americana replica coin! Neat idea to use that historic medal for the coin toss!
Finally back in the groove after a long long long winter break at the pottery studio. Picked three finished pieces up today - mostly happy with how they turned out! Made another robot with the last of my clay too.
February 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Finally back in the groove after a long long long winter break at the pottery studio. Picked three finished pieces up today - mostly happy with how they turned out! Made another robot with the last of my clay too.
Fun night at the #ALLCAPS game so far! Thanks for having me, @msewb.bsky.social! Good luck, Olympians!!!
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Fun night at the #ALLCAPS game so far! Thanks for having me, @msewb.bsky.social! Good luck, Olympians!!!
Property management companies are the devil.
February 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Property management companies are the devil.
Paranormal fun with @districtofkatya.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Paranormal fun with @districtofkatya.bsky.social
My eyes rolled so hard they almost fell out. 23 million people in Taiwan should apparently have no self-determination at all… (Also, using”reunification” should by itself be a red flag.)
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
My eyes rolled so hard they almost fell out. 23 million people in Taiwan should apparently have no self-determination at all… (Also, using”reunification” should by itself be a red flag.)
Hahahahah. Ahahahahaha.
Proud Swede with emigrated-long-ago relatives there. Way to go Minnesotans!
Proud Swede with emigrated-long-ago relatives there. Way to go Minnesotans!
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hahahahah. Ahahahahaha.
Proud Swede with emigrated-long-ago relatives there. Way to go Minnesotans!
Proud Swede with emigrated-long-ago relatives there. Way to go Minnesotans!